Improved shoe-pattern



MPETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRPHER. WASHINGTON D C JAMES A. FRENCH, OI4` SCENERYHILL, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO [-IIMSELF AND J. D. ULERY, OF SAMEPLACE.

Leners Parent No. 90,252, dated Mey is, 1869.

IMPRovED SHOE-PATTERN.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part: of thesame- To all whom 'itmag/ concern:

Bc it known that I, J AMES A. FRENCH, of Scenery lzlill, in the countyoi' Washington, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in ShoeePatterns; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation ot' the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part ofthis specification, in whichv Figure lrepresents a. side view of a shoe, made by my improved pattern, showingthat side on which the piece is inserted.

Figure 2 is a plan of the larger piece ofthe pat- Y tern; and

Figure 3 is a plan of the smaller piece.

This object of this invention is to enable the manufacturer to cut theleather` to the best advantage, and also to save labor in making theshoe.

The object is accomplished by cutting the main portion A ofthe upper inthe form shown in iig. 2, making the side aperfect and ready to beimmediately used, by cutting the slit S and the eyelets e e, as shown.

In connect-ion with the part A, I ont another and smaller part, B, iig.3, the edge b b b b of which is adapted to fit accurately to the edge ss s s of the part A.

Eyelets c e are also cut in this piece.

The edges b b and s s are sewed together, as shown in lig. 1, whichmakes the side af, thus pierced out,

the exact counterpart of the side a, which is cut entire.

In the manufactnreof shoes the pieces B, in each pair, will be set,either both on the outer side or both on the inner side ofthe shoe, soas to give the pair a. uniform appearance when on the feet.

' Figs. 2 and 3 are accurate delineetions of the patterns necessary toproduce the shoe represented in iig. l.

It is evident, that tiom this improved method of cutting shoes, severalimportant advantages are derived.

In the first place, the leather is cut to the very best advantage, therebeing scarcely any waste in cutting the part A, while the part B can becut from any small pieces not available for other purposes.

In the second place, but little sewing is necessary, as there are buttwo seams in the upper, viz, that shown at b b, e c, and the verticalseam at the middle of the counter.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The shoe-pattern A B, of the configuration, when constructed andarranged as shown and described.

lo the abovespeciiication of my improvement, I have set my hand, this21st day of April, 1869.

Witnesses: JAMES A. FRENCH.

JOHN GnAYsoN, Jr., A. M. V. TODD.

